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We knew we could get you to read this ad! For effective advertising contact Desert Messenger today! Call Rain at 928-916-4235 or visit www.DesertMessenger.com September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to make disaster preparedness a priority. "National Preparedness Month serves as a re- minder that we all need to prepare for disasters and emergencies," said FEMA Region V acting regional administrator, Janet Odeshoo. "Make disaster readi- ness manageable by taking one step at a time— start by learning your specifi c risk, then gather supplies for an emergency kit, and fi nally develop a family communications plan. By taking these small, but critical, steps, over time you can be prepared for disasters." Severe weather and other emergencies can strike with little or no warning and can have disastrous impacts. Already this year, the Midwest has expe- rienced several waves of destructive severe storms, including the severe fl ooding in parts of Minnesota. Additionally, other parts of the country are cur- rently fi ghting fl ooding and other emergencies that threaten the infrastructure people depend on every day. Whether at home or on the go, everyone should learn the steps necessary to make preparedness part of their everyday life. "As a nation we are seeing disasters increase in their size and complexity, and they are occurring with greater frequency," said Odeshoo. "The impacts of these events are a reminder that everyone should be prepared for the hazards faced in their communi- ties or even while traveling. Make preparedness a priority for your family today and help encourage a culture of preparedness in your community." Throughout the month, FEMA will offer tips to help you be disaster ready, including ways you can stay safe during a disaster and steps you can take to protect yourself and your family when traveling. Fol- low FEMA Region V online at twitter.com/femare- gion5 and www.facebook.com/fema, to receive the latest preparedness updates. For detailed information about how to be ready for severe weather in your area, including a list of items you will want to have in your emergency kit, visith- ttp://www.ready.gov/, or our Spanish site at www. listo.gov. FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and fi rst responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. Desert Messenger, La Paz County Elections Director Kimberly Quinn stated there's a new law H.B. 2126 which "provides for a new way to calculate a 'major- ity of votes cast' at the primary election in order for a candidate to win at the primary. The new law which only applies to primary elections in 2014 and 2015 specifi es that the number to win will be calculated by adding all of the votes cast for all candidates for the offi ce, dividing by the number of seats to be fi lled and then dividing the result of the calculation by two and rounding to the highest whole number." She said Loretta Warner (241 votes) and Norm Simpson (226 votes) both passed the threshold. Car- ol Kelley received 210 votes, Terry Frausto received 195 votes, Hal Davidson received 173 votes. Monica Timberlake and Bradley Trainer tied with 164 votes each, which qualifi es for an automatic recount. As of press time, County offi cials had not set the date for the recount. Hobart Erickson is out of the running with 134 votes. In other local races: DISTRICT 5 AZ STATE REPRESENTATIVE: (which includes all of La Paz and Mohave counties) In the Republican race, Incumbent Sonny Borrelli and Re- gina Cobb defeated Sam Medrano, George Schnitt- grund and Quartzsite's Jennifer Jones, who came in 4th out of the 5 candidates. The Borreli and Cobb will face off against Democrats Joseph "Joe" Longo- ria and Beth Weisser in November. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE JP 4 Republican race: Tammy Carnevale (337 votes) defeated Jeff Gilbert (139 votes). Carvevale will face off against Indepen- dent candidate Mary Scott in November. CONSTABLE JP4: Marie Wister (R) will face Incum- bent Starr BearCat (D) on Nov. 4th. The deadline for registering to vote in November 4th General Election is October 6th at midnight. September is National Preparedness Month

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